During the early months of the year, the Future Business Leaders of America have a schedule full of competitions and major annual events. Two such events, which occurred in the past two weeks, were the LifeSmarts state competition and the FBLA regional competition. The Marshall chapter of FBLA this yearContinue Reading
The Fairfax County Public School system currently faces a significant budget cut in the form of a greatly reduced transfer of state funds to the school system. One cut that may significantly affect high school students is the requirement that students pay IB and AP exam fees. “We’re an IBContinue Reading
The National Education Association recommends a class size of 15 students, especially in the early years of education. However, according to the U.S. Department of Education, the average U.S. class size in 2010 was 25 students. To many, this situation seems like an obvious disadvantage to the students in the largerContinue Reading
The fact that Marshall has a Gay-Straight Alliance is wonderful. It provides a safe space for queer and trans people and our allies, even though our school is fairly accepting. However, the GSA, for the most part, seems fairly uneducated about identities other than gay and binary transgender. One problemContinue Reading
I don’t know about you, but I haven’t heard much about the protests in Venezuela during the past few weeks. Until very recently, I hadn’t heard anything about civilians being shot, and peaceful protesters being harmed by pro government officials on any news channels. It’s safe to say that thisContinue Reading
As the construction of the Silver Line nears completion, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) seeks to educate Marshall students about the project. Marketing Teacher Angie Rogers’ students took to the challenge of spreading the word around school through posters, Twitter and QR codes. Metro originally contacted Marshall aboutContinue Reading
Members of our generation, known as Millennials, have lots of opportunities that previous generations didn’t. Growing up surrounded by revolutionary technology has made us tech-savvy as well as highly educated. Being involved in social media has connected us closely with the people around us. The Millennial generation is one ofContinue Reading
Though Rene Royal is the latest addition to Marshall’s security team, she is far from a naïve newcomer. As she becomes Marshall’s first female security guard after a 30-year career as a police officer, Royal is looking forward to the future in both her career and personal life. Prior toContinue Reading
Nearly 350 students bought tickets for the second annual Sadie Hawkins dance held on Saturday, March 8th in the main gym. The event was organized by SGA member and senior Daniel LaBarbera, who decided to plan the dance “primarily so that students would have something to look forward to during the treacherousContinue Reading
I’ve always been baffled at the number of parents willing to shell out thousands of dollars to send their teen on a two-week trip to Africa or Asia. Whether it’s a mission trip or a non-religious service project, the result is the same: teens come back to the U.S andContinue Reading
As beloved 1960s TV characters Gomez and Morticia Addams came to life in this spring’s production of The Addams Family, the comedic musical rose from the grave to entertain hundreds of students and parents, giving a dark twist to the first blooming week of May. Performed from May 1 throughContinue Reading
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